2020.10.6 Mica mining was stopped in Jharkhand years ago but unabated illegal mining is causing deaths and diseases to villagers. In
Read More2022.10.12 state governments flexibility in developing mica mining and processing, as well as engaging with global mica investors for direct investments into mica-rich
Read More2022.2.14 RANCHI, India PARIS-- ( )--The Responsible Mica Initiative (RMI) is excited to learn about the decision taken by the Jharkhand Chief Minister’s cabinet on
Read More2021.7.2 1 According to the JSMDC, Jharkhand has a reserve of 13 million tonnes of mica, and contributes almost 60% of the mica sources across India
Read More2021.7.13 Jharkhand has been a leading producer of mica since long. But due to various legal and environmental conflicts related to mining and processing of mica, the
Read MoreJharkhand´s Chief Minister, Hermant Soren, has inaugurated a model to develop cooperatives of mica miners after the adoption of the ‘Dhibra policy’. Terre des Hommes Netherlands has been combating Worst Forms of
Read More2021.7.2 challenges have been witnessed in Jharkhand’s mica sector. • There is often news about illegal deep excavation mining of mica especially in some areas of
Read More2021.1.6 The RMI last year announced a sustainable mica mining policy that aimed to create jobs for 210,000 workers in Jharkhand and boost exports from 2021, but two state
Read More2021.7.12 As mica mining is unregulated and, for the most part, thrives in hiding, there are many dangers associated with it. The scale of the problem. The majority of illegal mica mines in India are located in just two states Bihar and Jharkhand, which are among India’s most impoverished. The governance there is weak, so the industry is subject to
Read More2018.12.6 It estimated in 2016 that 20,000 children were working in the mica mining regions of Jharkhand and neighbouring Bihar. But inadequate data meant that those working to free the children were forced ...
Read More2021.7.2 government cancelled mica mining leases. ... Fig 2: Mica belt in Jharkhand and Bihar [Ref: (1) USGS, 2015; (2) UN Comtrade Data, 2014; (3) TdH, 2016] Mica is an extremely versatile mineral, widely used in many industries and applications, due to its exceptional characteristics. Figure 3 below shows
Read More2020.12.10 In 2018, TDH estimated that half of the 20,000 mica miners in Madagascar were children. Child deaths related to the sector have also been recorded. In 2017, a government investigation in Jharkhand found that at least seven children died in mica mines in a three-month period. However, actual numbers are.
Read More2020.10.9 A demand to legalise mining. On May 29, 2020, former and first chief minister of Jharkhand wrote to the present chief minister Hemant Soren, asking him to revive mica mining in Koderma and Giridih areas. He said the police should not take action against locals who pick mica flakes. Marandi suggested an e-auction of these flakes and also
Read More2022.4.3 By Sami Ahmad. Ranchi, April 3, 2022: A notification by the government of Jharkhand banning ‘illegal mining and selling of mica’ has put the livelihoods of thousands of mica scrap dealers and laborers in jeopardy. Around 200,000 unorganized workers are involved in mica business in Jharkhand, a mineral rich state, as per the Dhibra Scrap
Read More2022.2.14 The Responsible Mica Initiative (RMI) is excited to learn about the decision taken by the Jharkhand Chief Minister’s cabinet on February 10th, 2022 fo
Read More2019.11.21 Yet according to an exposé published this week by the Thomson Reuters Foundation, illegal mining remains rampant in Jharkhand, a major mica mining state where children continue to work – and ...
Read More2016.8.8 Vasdev Rai Pratap's 16-year-old son Madan was killed in a mica mine along with two other adult workers in the neighbouring state of Jharkhand on June 23. "I didn't know how dangerous the work in ...
Read More2021.7.2 3.2 About the supply chain of mica in Jharkhand 17 3.3 Sustainability issues in the supply chain 19 4. Roadmap for a sustainable and inclusive mica sector in Jharkhand 20 4.1 About the Roadmap 20 ... as the state government cancelled mica mining leases. • Mica however continues to be collected from overburdens of abandoned mica mines, many
Read More2022.3.28 were involved in mica mining in Jharkhand and Bihar. The two states are responsible for 25% of the world’s mica production and the prevalence of child labour (SOMO Terre Des Hommes, 2015). Mica mining, the trade that made the people of Jharkhand prosperous, declined after the 1980s due to the Forest Conservation Act.
Read More2019.12.28 Their families, including young children, are involved in mica mining,” added Kumar. It is reported that the tribals earn Rs 50-100 per day per family by selling mica scrap. Figures on child labour in mica
Read More2020.10.6 A demand to legalise mining. On May 29, 2020, former and first chief minister of Jharkhand wrote to the present Chief Minister Hemant Soren, asking him to revive mica mining in Koderma and Giridih
Read More2022.5.6 Vertical52’s analysis of data from NASA's Landsat satellite detected a high concentration of surface mica in the Indian state of Jharkhand. A close-up investigation using Maxar data as displayed on Google Earth shows that the area of mines that had officially been closed, had in fact tripled in area compared to 2016.
Read More2021.12.27 Jharkhand in India contributes to 25% of the world’s Mica supply. With this shimmer, comes a dark tale of child labour and exploitation. Due to the informal nature of the Mica supply chain, the wages from Mica scrap collection (Dhibra) are very low. The families’ dependence on Mica is so high that this leads to abject
Read MoreThe present study sought to explore the implications of the mining of mica, a natural mineral commodity, in the Indian mining belt in regard to the 2030 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Read MoreThis same region is prone to labor abuses and the use of child labor. Hence the current scope of the Responsible Mica Initiative is focused on mica sourcing and processing in Jharkhand and Bihar, India. Mica also is mined on every continent. In March 2018, Terre des Hommes published a second report on mica, this time focused on the use of child ...
Read More2017.5.5 Authorities in Jharkhand have begun the process of legalising mica mining, a senior government official said on Thursday, after a Thomson Reuters Foundation investigation last year uncovered the ...
Read More2017.5.9 Activists lauded the decision to legalise mica mining, but warned that high poverty levels meant the move was unlikely to stop child labour. Two states in eastern India, Jharkhand and Bihar ...
Read More2019.8.28 Until the 1950s, more than 700 legal mica mines existed employing close to 24,000 people. However, the discovery of mica substitute, couples with restrictions on mining imposed by the 1980 Forest (Conservation) Act and the dissolution of the USSR in 1991 – India’s biggest mining importer, the industry faced a slowdown.
Read More2021.5.22 Sudivya Kumar, a legislative assemblyman from Jharkhand, is using this momentum to continue lobbying for the legalisation of mica mining. “Jharkhand has always been covered with forests, and its ...
Read More2022.4.12 Community outreach in the mica supply chain. We are working to improve the living conditions of the families in mica mining areas. Our educational efforts in Jharkhand include funding three schools with nearly 500 students as well as five vocational training centers, all run by our local partner, the NGO IGEP.
Read More2022.10.12 mining in a sustainable manner. Processing and exports of mica from Jharkhand would provide additional revenue to the state, create jobs, stimulate indirect economic activities, while simultaneously eliminating illegal mining. In coordination with Jharkhand government, RMI would be able to pilot test these community-based business
Read More2021.5.5 There are 171 counselors in 150 villages of Jharkhand who create awareness against sending children for mining and other social issues. KSCF has freed over 3,000 children from mica mines and 80,000 children from child labor across multiple industries. Though mining for mica is still illegal in India, many children and adults
Read More2016.3.2 The mica mining area of Jharkhand/Bihar comprises an estimated 300 rural villages, and child labour occurs in these remote villag es, including collecting/mining
Read More2016.8.8 A five-year-old girl collects mica flakes from an open cast illegal mica mine in Giridih district in the eastern state of Jharkhand, India, January 22, 2016.
Read More2022.1.3 mica mining sites of Jharkhand and Bihar. Child labor is a serious threat to realizing India's demographic dividend. Given the poor development of the regions and awry public infrastructure, there is a crouched inclination towards children's education. The poverty-ridden, illiterate families prefer to employ their children rather than send them ...
Read More2023.9.16 The mica mining economy in Jharkhand provides employment opportunities for thousands of people, especially those living in rural areas. However, despite its economic benefits, the socio-economic impact of mica mining on local communities is a complex issue that warrants careful consideration.
Read More2022.10.12 Responsible Mica Initiative has grown to include 66 members across the global mica supply chain and NGO world. In 2020, nine organizations joined RMI. High level risk assessment regarding child labor and poor working conditions in key mica producing countries Mica mines Mica processing units High risk for child labor in mica mining
Read More2021.1.6 The RMI last year announced a sustainable mica mining policy that aimed to create jobs for 210,000 workers in Jharkhand and boost exports from 2021, but two state government officials said the ...
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